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Geoff Nelson Scaling up "housing first" with toolkit and national community-of-practice

Elin Edwards

published: 2013 | Research publication | researcher profile

In any given year, approximately 300,000 Canadians experience homelessness. Add mental illness, addictions, chronic health problems, or disabilities to being homeless, and the impact on the most disadvantaged members of society is staggering. For more than thirty years, Laurier community psychology professor, Geoff Nelson, has focused his research on finding practical, evidence-based solutions through real community partnerships.